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Stirling Castle
WwerduyThis is a great historical location. Of course I am into the ruins and all that entails, but regardless fun! Kissing the stone does require you to hang update down over the castle wall but it iscompletely safe. The grounda are beautiful andpeaceful. We came on a rainy day so crowds may have been smaller due to that. Be sure to plan for a few hours to see as much as possible. Easily 4 or more.
The National Wallace Monument
IIrene_WeeSpoonIt seems that this is not the only Wallace monument, if you remember correctly, there is one in London. Wallace is a national hero of the Scots, but my husband said that the movie is only a movie after all, and that image does not really represent their hero. Well, I still don't understand...
Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park
MM32***23Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park is one of the best wildlife attractions in Scotland, with more than 350 rare animals, and a wonderful entertainment program is especially suitable for family outings. You can drive through the animal sanctuary by yourself, get close contact with zebras, camels, rhinos, antelopes and even lions, and swim with thick-skinned monkeys in the famous macaque lane ( Macaque Drive-Thru), but don't forget to close the windows! You can also stroll through the forest with lemurs in Lemur Land, and take a boat to Chimpanzee Island (Chimp Island) to visit the most similar magical animals to humans. For children with a good nature, there are large interstellar slides, naughty castles, flying foxes and pedal boats, and don't miss the indoor sea lion show and outdoor raptor show!
The Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre
Ccoo***anThe Bannockburn Heritage Centre tells the history before and after the Battle of Bannockburn, in which King Robert the Bruce led his men to defeat the English army on June 24, 1314, establishing Scotland's long-term national status.
Stirling Old Town Jail
Ccoo***anAlthough the Old Town Gaol was a place where prisoners were imprisoned in the past, leaving behind countless dark stories, it is now taking you to visit this complex building in a relaxed and humorous way. You will pass by here on the way to Stirling Castle. Next to the Old Town Gaol is the Cathedral of St. Drew. Looking through the iron fence, you can see a group of tombstones resting here. Compared with other places in the UK, the houses in the whole town are generally not high, so there is little visual sense of undulating streamlines supported by spires. Perhaps beauty is not what she wants, but burying the heritage deeply in every inch of land she walks on has always been her pursuit. Compared with the usual deposited but smooth ash outer wall of Edinburgh, the architecture of Stirling particularly magnifies the original appearance of the bricks, less meticulously crafted, but more natural; perhaps this undecorated ruggedness is the soul of Scotland.
The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum
1137***66Adjacent to Stirling Castle, in King's Park, the old Stewart Royal Hunting Ground is the Stirling Smith Museum of Fine Arts. The Stirling Smith Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1874, is the legacy of the artist Thomas Stewart Smith (died in 1869), which reflects the historical and cultural art of not only the local, but also the entire country. The Smith Museum contains a number of high-profile treasures, such as the world of football, the world of ice-crushing stones, the Sterling pot, the Bannock Ben griddle, and the memorabilia of Wallace and Bruce.
Church of the Holy Rude
MM34***23The church is not big, but it is very popular with locals, and there are endless numbers of people participating in the event.